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ISOCETYL STEAROYL STEARATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 23 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 24 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 24

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII IJV4LS383R · registered name ISOCETYL STEAROYL STEARATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING

Safety & regulatory references

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ステアロイルオキシステアリン酸イソセチル: 本品は、12-ヒドロキシステアリン酸とステアリン酸(*)のエステルにイソセチルアルコールをエステル結合したものであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

ISOCETYL STEAROYL STEARATEINCI아이소세틸스테아로일스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Octadecanoic acid, 12-[(1-oxooctadecyl)oxy]-, isohexadecyl esterSynonymステアロイルオキシステアリン酸イソセチルJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
97338-28-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
306-621-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID301036669

What products actually use it for

What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

  • Softener and conditioner2
  • Viscosity modifier1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 2 studies
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation)
  • SkinIrr2
    Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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